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United States Patent | 5,709,832 |
Hayes ,   et al. | January 20, 1998 |
A method of manufacturing a printed antenna is disclosed which involves the steps of: providing a printed circuit board of desired length and width having a first side, a second side, a feed open, and an open end; fabricating a main radiating element of a desired electrical length on one of the printed circuit board sides; and, overmolding both sides of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is made of a dielectric material having a minimum degree of flexibility and the overmolding step is accomplished by injection or insertion molding a low-loss dielectric material on the printed circuit board. In addition, the manufacturing method includes the step of incorporating a feed port with the printed antenna, wherein the main radiating element is coupled to a signal feed portion thereof.
Inventors: | Hayes; Gerard James (Wake Forest, NC); Lampe; Ross Warren (Raleigh, NC) |
Assignee: | Ericsson Inc. (RTP, NC) |
Appl. No.: | 460578 |
Filed: | June 2, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 264/272.11; 264/271.1 |
Intern'l Class: | B29C 045/14 |
Field of Search: | 264/129,135,259,267,265,271.1,275,297.2,297.8,272.11 |
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